1、Unit 6 Nurturing NatureStarting OutUnderstanding IdeasUsing LanguageDeveloping IdeasCONTENTSPresenting Ideas&ReflectionTHREE2018-2019Activity 1Look at the sentences from the reading passage and answer the questions.Present Perfect Continuous2018-2019Activity 11.Which of these statements are true abo
2、ut sentence(a)?(1)Wild animals started using these passages in the past.(2)Wild animals used these passages only once.(3)Wild animals still use these passages now.2.What is the difference between the expressions in bold in sentences(a)and(b)?Present Perfect ContinuousThey are different in form and m
3、eaning.In meaning,the bold part Sentence(a)means the action is continuous from the past;while the action happened once in the past.2018-2019Activity 1Now look for more sentences with the present perfect continuous tense in the reading passage,and summarise its use in your own words.Present Perfect C
4、ontinuous1.The train has been racing along steadily since it left Xining.2.All this time,the song“Sky Railway”has been playing inside my head.3.The journey has been flying by,.4.The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau has been attracting peoples admiration for centuries.5.passengers from all over the country have
5、 been enjoying these magical landscapes.2018-2019Activity 2Complete the passage with the correct form of the verbs in brackets2018-2019Activity 2have been hearinghas been makingis movinghave been flyinghave been givenhave been using2018-2019Activity 3Look at the charts and make sentences using the p
6、resent perfect continuous tense.1.The number of trees has been increasing in the last 20 years.2.Desert areas have been reducing in the last 20 years.3.Butterfly population has been increasing/has becoming larger and larger in the last 20 years.2018-2019Work in pairs.Talk about how the environment w
7、here you live has changed.Use the present perfect continuous tense where appropriate.Activity 42018-2019Ecotourism is a type of tourism that conserves the environment.It encourages people to be responsible travellers and involves educating them about the natural world.For countriesTourism and the en
8、vironment2018-2019such as Costa Rica,Kenya and Nepal,ecotourism is an important part of the economy.Some ecotourism holiday involve voluntary work,such as planting trees or counting endangered animals.Tourism and the environment2018-2019Activity 5Listen to the conversation and choose the places ment
9、ioned.Nepal and Thailand are mentioned.2018-2019Vocabulary and phrases:coast n.rhino n.apparently promise v./n.jungle n.Activity 5search somewhere for sth.catch ones eyedo harm tohike up mountainsIts a deal.2018-2019Listen again and complete the notes.Activity 61.hike in the mountains2.count3.hard w
10、ork4.elephants5.lie on the beach6.a nice hotel7.a one-day bike tour2018-2019Complete the boxes with the expressions from the conversation.Activity 7 The fact is that Wouldnt you agree that?I agree,but As a compromise,Lets find a compromise.Lets meet in the middle.2018-2019Complete the passage with t
11、he expressions in the box.Activity 82018-2019Activity 81.create opportunities for new businesses2.help the local economy3.not eco-friendly4.disturb the wildlife5.provide more jobs6.use up natural resources7.higher carbon emissions2018-2019Complete the boxes with the expressions in Activity 8Activity
12、 91.attract more tourists2.create opportunities for new businesses3.help the local economy4.provide more jobs5.raise awareness of local wildlife6.provide locals with a chance to experience other cultures1.not eco-friendly2.disturb the wildlife3.use up natural resources4.higher carbon emissions5.pollute inshore seawater6.destroy local ecological environment
